Luke Wissell

A South Australian writer, director and script supervisor, Luke's work is imbued with his love of everyday people and telling their often overlooked, powerful stories.

 

Luke recently wrote additional scenes for Gravity Films' award winning feature doc, 'The Last Daughter' (Netflix). He is currently writing a feature drama script about one family's struggle for justice after their church pastor betrays them.

 

A 2019 graduate of the VCA's Master of narrative directing program, Luke's short films have screened at Flickerfest, Gold Coast Film Festival, In The Palace Film Festival, Adelaide Film Festival and more. Short drama 'If I Quit Now' (2020) won Best Director at West End Film Festival and Best Film at Short & Sweet Illawarra Film Festival; short thriller 'A Stone's Throw' was supported by the South Australian Film Corporation with matched funding from the Adelaide Film Festival. Luke also works as a script supervisor, most notably on Causeway/A24’s horror ‘Talk To Me' and
the upcoming SLA Films true crime feature 'Speedway’.